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Jan, g, 7196290a R. P. FERRY SHNG'LE S'IP Filed Jan. l1. w22

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@Limi NVENTOF ATTORNEY Reissued dan; 5.5, i929.

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`lrlginel No. 1,593,594, dated July 27, 1928, Serial 11m-526,461, ledJanuary 1i, 1922.

` reissue tiled June 27, 192B.

. This invention relates to a shingle strip and method ofV cutting thesame *from a strip of roofing material. It is especially applicable in ashingle strip oi the character made up of a iibrous base that issaturated with Waterproofing material and covered with a coating .ofplastic Waterproofing material., such as pitch, or asphalt, and havingapplied thereto a 4layer of Wear-resisting iinaterial, such as crushedslate, stone, etc.

By this invention the shingle strips can he out from a Wide sheet ofroong material of the character indicated Without 'Waste of material,andthe strips can he so applied to a roof as to cover the same adequatelywith a saving of material, and at the saine time provide againstleakage. The exposed edges of f the strips, when laid 'on a root', canbe so vfashioned that they will simulate the appearance of individualshingles slightly spaced apart. Thisl effect can be;f reduced in avariety of ways as indicated slow, thereby presenting a pleasing effectand avoiding Vthe monotony and cheap-appearance of many of the roofingstrips of this art.

The invention will he understoodvfrom the I description in connectionwith the drawings,

in Which-r* Fig. lis a' plan vievv of a sheet of roofing materialindicating how the individual strips are cut therefrom.

Fig. 2 .is a similar view showing slight modifications of the shapesofthe strips.

Fig.V Sis a plan view indicating two horizontal courses as' laid upon'aroof.

'Fig'. fl; is :5L-modification showing different Ways of cutting'theshingle strips from asheet of maling-material, and at the same time pro-'du'cing individual shingles.

A-In'the drawings reference characters l and '1' indicate 'a series ofslits or lines parallel with the edges ofa roong strip, the lin/es l andl lying near the middle of the sheet and SHINGLE STRIP.

Application for serial No. esame.,

to the middle points ot the lines l', thus dei tining the lengths of theshingle strips.

The sheet shown in Fig. 2 is cut in a similar' Way except that the lines2 corresponding to the lines 2 oi Fig. 1 are sloping or are curved asshown at 2". It Will thus beseen that in each case shingle strips areproduced having the end portions thereof Wider than the centraiportions, and the sum of the lengths of *the extensions -at the ends aresubstantially equal to the length oi the narrower central portions. Alsoa shingle strip is produced having narrow elongated rectangular spaced.tabs along one edge oppositelyl disposed With respect to theshingle-like extensions on the other edge of the shinglestrip, thesum'of the spaced tabs. This may be done in a variety of Ways, as forexample, a series of slots may be cut along the edge of the sheet ofroong material as indicated att in Fig. l; or a.

number of black lines may be produced along the edge, as indicated at 6in Figi, by pressingva hot implement of the properwidth and therebycausing the black Waterproofing material to strike through and bevisible; or the edges may loe provided with a series of V-shaped slotsl. as indicated at the lower left lhand end of Fig. 2; or the edgesmaybe provided with a series-of V-shaped slots tere llength .upon themineral covered surfacing, I

minating in a straight slot, as indicated at 8' or a ll-shaped slot maybe used, as indicated at 9, having av strip 10 of contrasting materialapplied at the end of the YV-shaped slot; or'the V-shaped slots may,terminate inv a short area ll of different colored granular materialgor the V-shaped slots may have at the ends thereof the blackWaterproofing niaterial brought to the surface. as indicated at f l2 ina manner similar to that alreadyI de' scribed in connection with themarkings 6 of Fig. 1; or a combination oi two or more ol these and otherschemes for improving the appearance of .theexposed edges of the strips.may he used.

ln the inodication shown in Fig. 4i strips 14 and l5, similar in shapeto those already cleseriheil, muy be out out as indicated, und :it thesmile time single shingles 1"? with slightly pointed encls 18 or singleshingles 19 with square corners inny be out out, :l'roin the iniclilleportion of the sheet. It will loe olirious that the single shingles maybe out out as shown ut. 192 leaving single shingles :20 :is inclieuteil.:induit the. suine time, the edges oi the shingle strips um)- beprovided with linlis in n suitable manner.

lt will usually desirable to llave the slots or nini-kings7 whichseparato the talos lion'i each other. of :i length eorrosponilinsbr tothe :nnountof expzsuro olI the strip when laid on :i root, so that thelower edge of me next upper Course of strips will liofuljucent to theupper nuls of the slots or markings, as indicated in Fig. The joints 2land 2l formell at the iuljuffent. enfls of strips in horizontal rowsshould be broken, and this result can be :ieeon'i'plishefl :is indicatedin Fig. 3. while et` the seine time the 'Wide ends oilx the strips avoidthe danger that Water Will Creep or be blown upward under one strip and.over the upper edge of the unilerlyirols-rip even when the horizontalrows are laid with s. greater exposure to the Weather than is the easewith ordinary shingles. Either the shingle strips with the rectangulareste sions at the enrls or .the ones with the be led extensions, shownin Fig. 9., may be usecl on the roof, or a mixture of 'the may lie used.lnsteecl of leaving e. sheet of rooting material Wide enough to form twoseries ot strips, as indicated in Figs. i and 2, the sheet may be .madeWide enough to form' four se ries of strips 'for example.

It will lie'cleer Jfrom the disclosure that allonges and niodilieationsmay be ronde sind dilerent features may be 'variously oomliinefl Withoutdeparting troni the spirit or scope oil;

the invention. For example, one of the esc-g tensions st'tlie ends otthe stripsmoy merle somewhat longer 'than the other in a.

direction' arzillel to the @flee ot the stri i that is to be enposefl,tlius :riskingF it possible :tor the joint 2l, Fig. 3, to loe placed'farther to the lett, so that. the joint 2l emilie spaced s grenierdistance from the ioint 2l snol still be over the central portion of thelonger eX tension that lies unflei'nestli. This will re sull'y indecreasing the Junger Aof leakage oli thel rootl at tllo joints. Anillustration ot this feature is shown :it the lower left lmncl end ofFig. 4 Where the extension 22 :it one enel ol the strip 1F is Longerthan. the extension 23 :it the other end. This shingle l5 is also shownwith the tell spaced between the V-s1ieperl slots along the other edgeof the strip 15.

Claims:

l. A. shingle strip 'Wider stits en-:ils than at its middle portion, thewidest portion ot' said shingle strip being less than the length ofssiil'strip.

A shingle sti-.ip fearing its widest portions at. its ends, the widestportion of seid shingle strip'being less than the length of soifl strip.y

' 3. A shingle strip having rectangular tubs along one odgeend-rectangular extensions uien its other edge @it its ends only.

si. A shingle strip li wing' tubs along one elige unal extensions ulongits other erige at its ends onlyg'llie outer odge o'l said extensionsheini; parallel 1with the edge having the tolls.

t reotungulor sningle strip having rec;- tlingulzzr extensions along oneof its longer edges et its ends only,A the Widest portion of saidshingle strip being less than the length 'ot seid strip.

(l. A. shingle strip having a. out out por- 'tion et the niifldle of oneof .its longest edges, said out out portion being substantially one halfthe length of seil strip.

7. sliinile strip havin" i rectangular tabs along the eoge that is tolie exposed to the 'Weather and having rectangular extensions alongitsotlier edge etits eno'is only.

8. A shingle strip Wider et its ends than st its middle portion, seidincreased widths 'being provided by materiel disposed along tlie edgethat is to be covered when the strip is installed..

9. A shingle strip havin rectangular tabs .alongl alle edge that :is toe exposed to the Westner and having substantially rectanguler extensionsalong its other edge al. its ends only, orining substantially .erectangular out out portion intermediate the rectangular extensions.

l0. A shingle strip having e substantially straight longitudinal edgetorinel with rectangular spaced tabs, the sum of the lareas of saidtalos losing substantially equal to the aree of the spese aclg'oiningsaid. talos, said shingle strip having the other edge formed withshingle-like extensions. said rectangular tabs being oppositely(lisposecl with revspeetto seitl extensions.

ll. A. sliinile strip having a substantially straight longitudinal eolgeformed with narrow spaced tabs, the sum of the areas of said tells beingsubstantially equal to the area. of the spaces adjoining said talos,said shingle strip leaving the other erige `formed with shingle-likeextensions; said narrow tabs be ing oppositely disposed with respect tosaid extensions..

l2. A. shingle strip having a substantially straight longitudinal edgeformed with rectengulur spaced tubs located thereon, said talos losingof eual size and the sum of the areas of ssifl tens being substantiallyequa] to tile areas of the spa-cessdjoining said tabs, seicl shinglestrip having the other edge les formed with shingle-like polygonalextensions, sa1d rectangular labs being' oppositely disposed withrespect to said extensions.

13.v` A shingle strip having a substantially straight longitudinal edgeformed with narrow elongated rectangular spaced tabs locatedv thereon,said tabs being of equalsize and the sum ot the areas of said talusbeing equal to the areas of the spaces adjoining' said tabs, saidshingle strip having the other edge formed with shingledike poiygoi'ialextensions other' than rectangular, lsaid reetanlgib lar tabs beingoppositely disposed. with ie speet to said extensions.

14. A shingle strip having a substantially straight ionjgitudinal edgeoi'nied with spaced tabs, said tabs being positioned at the ends ofsaidy strip to foi-1n an intervening space, the sinn of the areas ofsaid tabs oe ing equal to the area of said intewenlng space, saidshingle str-1p having, the other edge formed with shingle-likeextensions, said talos being oppositely disposed. with respect to saidextensions.

15; A shingle strip having spaced tabs on one edge thereof1 said tabsbeing spaced to provide a substantially straight longitudinal edge onsaid shingle strip between said tabs, and having an ont-er longitudinaledge substantially ai"allel with said longitudinal edge of the sti-ip,the suln of the areas of said tabs being not greater than .the sum ofthe areas of the spaces on said longitudinal edge foi-med by the spacingof said tabs, said shingle strip having the other edge formed

